Shinji Kagawa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shinji Kagawa | ||
| Date of birth | March 17, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Hyogo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Manchester United | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 2010–2012 2012– |
Cerezo Osaka Borussia Dortmund Manchester United |
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| National team | |||
| 2008– | Japan | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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- In this Japanese name, the family name is Kagawa.
Shinji Kagawa (香川 真司 Kagawa Shinji, born March 17, 1989) is a Japanese professional athlete. He is best known as an Association football or soccer player. He has played for the Japanese national team.[1]
In 2012, Manchester United paid £13million to add Kagawa to the team during the pre-season tour of South Africa and China.[2] So many people trust he will play more better from now on.
Club career statistics[change | change source]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2006 | Cerezo Osaka[1] | J. League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | J. League 2 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 36 | 7 | ||
| 2008 | 35 | 16 | 0 | 0 | - | 35 | 16 | |||
| 2009 | 44 | 27 | 0 | 0 | - | 44 | 27 | |||
| 2010 | J. League 1 | |||||||||
| Germany | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2011 | Borussia Dortmund[1] | |||||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||||
| United Kingdom | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2013 | Manchester United[1] | |||||||||
| Country | Japan | 114 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 50 | |
| Total | 114 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 50 | ||
International career statistics[change | change source]
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 |
| 2011 | 11 | 6 |
| 2012 | ||
| Total | 28 | 9 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 NationalFootballTeams.com, Kagawa, Shinji; retrieved 2012-7-2.
- ↑ "Fergie will parade new boys Kagawa and Powell on tour... but Rooney to stay at home," Daily Mail (UK). June 29, 2012; retrieved 2012-7-2.
Other websites[change | change source]
- (Japanese) Japan National Football Team Database
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